Post Tagged with: "small business"
Noobis launches ProFacebook pages for small businesses
Noobis Inc. announced that it has released ProFacebook Pages, a service that allows small business owners to quickly setup an effective professional Facebook Page. “As the Facebook economy grows there are many businesses that need to get set up on the platform,” Noobis President and CEO Jon Brennan said. “There is a sizable market of [...]
Pennsylvania DEP awards small business advantage grants
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has awarded more than $57,905 in grants to help nine small businesses across Pennsylvania invest in energy efficiency or pollution prevention projects, according to a news release. “This program empowers small-business owners to invest in important upgrades that make the most sense for their business,” DEP Secretary Mike Krancer [...]
Funding Circle secures £10 million in 2nd funding round
Funding Circle has secured £10 million in a second funding round led by Index Ventures. Funding Circle is theUKpeer-to-peer lending site for small businesses. Launched in August 2010, the company currently facilitates £1 million per week of loans to small businesses. Funding Circle intends to double its number of employers over the next 12 months. [...]
Carbonite introduces NAS backup
Carbonite Inc. has released new functionality to backup network attached storage devices via Carbonite Business. With the new functionality, Carbonite Business provides small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) with peace of mind knowing that their on-premise backup solution can also be backed up to the company’s secure off site data centers—adding a layer of data [...]
SBA opens business recovery center in Scott County, Indiana
The U.S. Small Business Administration said it will open a business recovery center in Scottsburg, Scott County, Indiana. The new center will help small businesses affected by the severe storms, winds and tornadoes that occurred from Feb. 29 through March 3, 2012. “Businesses and non-profit organizations of any size may borrow up to $2 million [...]
WikiLoan changes name to The Wiki Group
WikiLoan Inc. has changed its name to The Wiki Group Inc., the company said in a news release. The corporate action will be effective on March 26, 2012, and the company will trade under the new symbol “TWGI.” The name change reflects the new direction of the company’s expansion to multiple product lines across international [...]
U.S. Postal Service introduces new services for small businesses
The U.S. Postal Service unveiled a new integrated marketing campaign to promote easy-to-use and affordable direct mail and shipping services to America’s small businesses. The Postal Service offers Every Door Direct Mail, a simple Web-based service that helps small businesses prospect locally to new and existing customers without the need for names or addresses. The [...]
Business Coalition applauds Senate commitment to small businesses, jobs
The Partnership to Save Highway Communities has applauded the U.S. Senate for rejecting an amendment that would have jeopardized thousands of jobs and businesses. The Senate voted 86 to 12 against Amendment #1742 of the highway bill proposed by Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) to uphold the longstanding federal law prohibiting the sale of food, fuel [...]
Priceline.com plans $875M private offering of convertible senior notes
Priceline.com Inc. said it intends to offer up to $875 million principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2018 through a private offering to qualified institutional buyers, subject to market and other conditions. The interest rate, conversion rate and other terms of the notes will be determined by negotiations between priceline.com and the initial purchasers [...]
Birch teams up with BofA for electronic payments processing
Birch Communications, an IP-based telecom and managed services provider for small- and medium-sized businesses, has teamed up with Bank of America Merchant Services on the first of many business focused financial services solutions. The partnership allows Birch to offer its business customers with specially negotiated pricing on debit and credit card transaction processing. “Birch is [...]
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